salacious
[ suh-ley-shuhs ]
/ səˈleɪ ʃəs /
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adjective
lustful or lecherous.
(of writings, pictures, etc.) obscene; grossly indecent.
OTHER WORDS FOR salacious
2 pornographic.
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How to use salacious in a sentence
I’m hoping they don’t fall in the same trap of 2016 of pulling out more salacious details not of the public interest.
Why security experts are braced for the next election hack-and-leak|Bobbie Johnson|September 29, 2020|MIT Technology ReviewSinibaldus, discussing whether men or women have more salacity, decides in favor of women.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6)|Havelock EllisSalacity once aroused, even in a minister, allows no room for reason or for conscience.
Plain Facts for Old and Young|John Harvey KelloggWhile speaking, he busied himself in accordance with his salacity.
Eastern Shame Girl|Charles Georges Souli
British Dictionary definitions for salacious
salacious
/ (səˈleɪʃəs) /
adjective
having an excessive interest in sex
(of books, magazines, etc) erotic, bawdy, or lewd
Derived forms of salacious
salaciously, adverbsalaciousness or salacity (səˈlæsɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for salacious
C17: from Latin salax fond of leaping, from salīre to leap
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